worm gear vs gear

gear vs worm gear

worm gear and gear both are nouns.

worm gear is not a verb while gear is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
worm gear	Yes	No	No	No
gear	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gear is a hypernym of worm gear; that is, gear is a word with a broader meaning than worm gear:

worm gear: gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion
gear: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

Other hypernyms of worm gear include cogwheel, gear wheel, geared wheel.

worm gear (noun)	gear (noun)
gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion	a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
	equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
	wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
	a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

worm gear (verb)	gear (verb)
	set the level or character of

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